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Historic Heritage

Opening homes for heritage's sake

Opening homes for heritage’s sake

Posted on 20 Sep 2011 at 18:58 pm by Corinne Wan When I was approached to be a judge for this year’s Melaka Tourism Awards and to choose the “Best Tourist Attraction – Traditional House”, my first question was “What’s a traditional house? Aren’t all the houses in Malay kampungs (villages) traditional?” (Pictured above: Kampung [...]

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Melaka Tourist Sight :: Merlimau Penghulu House @ Malacca Traditional House

Melaka Tourist Sight :: Merlimau Penghulu House @ Malacca Traditional House

Located at Jalan Permatang Serai, some 4km southwest of Merlimau Town. This beautifully-ornamented home was built by a Chieftan in 1894, and features a colorful staircase of art nouveau tiles, intricate wood carvings, vibrant floral designs on tile-stairs, a central courtyard, a decorated pillar known as a “tiang seri”, and an original interior. Its intricate [...]

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Melaka Tourist Sight :: Bullock Cart Ride

Melaka Tourist Sight :: Bullock Cart Ride

Once they were used as a mean of transportation mode for the rich of Malacca. A distinct feature of the Melaka bullock carts is its pointed roof in the shape of the horn of a bull, accompanied by trappings and colors. This ride can be found outside the Museum of aborigines. A bullock cart ride [...]

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Melaka Tourist Sight :: Portuguese Well

Melaka Tourist Sight :: Portuguese Well

Address: Jalan Perigi Portugis, Kampung Bulang, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka, Malaysia. This historic well is believed to be dug by Portuguese soldiers stationed in Kampung Merlimau Pantai to defend attacks from Melaka Sultans who sought refuge at Pagoh, Muar. This well is not very far from Tun Teja mausoleum, but visitors often skip it due to [...]

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Melaka Tourist Sight :: Tun Teja's Mousoleum @ Makam Tun Teja

Melaka Tourist Sight :: Tun Teja’s Mousoleum @ Makam Tun Teja

Address: Jalan Merlimau, 77300 Merlimau Melaka. Tun Teja ir Tun Teja Retna Benggala, the daughter of Sri Amar Siraja of old Pahang (Inderapura), was persuaded (or cheated) by Melaka warrior, Hang Tuah to marry Sultan Mahmud Shah. She died as a queen in Merlimau, Melaka about 24 km from Melaka Town, while retreating with members [...]

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Melaka Tourist Sight :: Hang Tuah's Well @ Perigi hang Tuah

Melaka Tourist Sight :: Hang Tuah’s Well @ Perigi hang Tuah

Address: Perigi Hang Tuah, Kampung Duyong 75460, Melaka, Malaysia. Hang Tuah himself was said to have dug this well and it has never dried up even in the most sever of droughts. Water from this well is said to be sacred and have healing power. The Hang Tuah’s well (Perigi Hang Tuah) is located at [...]

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Melaka Tourist Sight :: Villa Sentosa

Melaka Tourist Sight :: Villa Sentosa

Address: 138 Jalan Kampung Morten, 75300 Melaka City, Melaka. URL: www.travel.to/villasentosa The house built during the first quarter of the centurey in the style fashionable during the era has been converted by its owner Tuan Hj, Hashim bin Dato Demang Hj. Abdual Ghani into a private living museum. Located in Kampong Morten, which is only [...]

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Melaka Tourist Sight :: St. John Fort

Melaka Tourist Sight :: St. John Fort

The Portuguese built a chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist on the top of a hill and the hill was named after him as St. John’s Hill or Bukit Senjuang. It was rebuilt by the Dutch in the 18th Century. In 1760 the Dutch built a fortress on the top of this hill to [...]

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Melaka Tourist Sight :: Hang Tuah's Mausoleum (Makam Hang Tuah)

Melaka Tourist Sight :: Hang Tuah’s Mausoleum (Makam Hang Tuah)

Address: Makam Hang Tuah, Jalan Tanjung Kling, Tanjong Kling, 76400 Melaka, Malaysia Hang Tuah is a legendary Malay hero during the Melaka sultanate, and served under three sultans. The mausoleum in Tanjung Kling is unremarkable, but the man buried under it is well-known to every Malaysians. When Hang Tuah was young, his fahter Hang Mahmud [...]

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